Outlook - Set Up on Windows


This article describes options for setting up the Outlook desktop client on a Windows computer.

Outlook Set Up (automatic)

The university strongly recommends that you use Outlook 2016 (or a later version) since these versions support logging in with WebAuth and NetID+.

In your account settings, use your <netid>arizona.edu email address in the Exchange account option to have your account automatically configured for you.

Additional instructions can be found at Microsoft Support.

Outlook Set Up (manual)

If the automatic set up fails, you can use the information in this panel to complete a manual set up for Outlook.

Configure the settings based on your software’s prompts.

These settings are accurate for Office 2016 or newer.

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Account:

  • Name: [your name]
  • Email and/or Username: <netid>@arizona.edu [Fully spelled out, not just NetID!]
  • Password: UA NetID password 

Note: If you are using Outlook 2013 (not recommended), additional setting changes may be required.

Incoming email server settings:

  • Server name: outlook.office365.com
  • Port: 993
  • Encryption method: SSL

Outgoing email server settings:

  • Server name: smtp.office365.com
  • Port: 587
  • Encryption method: STARTTLS

You can also find these settings in this article: Log in to Microsoft Office 365.

  • Look under Settings (cog wheel in the upper right)
  • Your App Settings
  • Mail
  • Under POP and IMAP. 
  • More information is also available from Microsoft: POP and IMAP account settings
Non-Microsoft Desktop Software

Non-Microsoft email clients - such as Thunderbird - are not officially supported by the university, and 24/7 consultants can only offer best effort support for these clients.

For more information on configuring Modern Authentication in Thunderbird, visit Thunderbird's Support Page. 

Note: Best effort support also applies to installations of older versions of software and on operating systems that may not support modern authentication.